'Excited delirium' cited as factor in many fatal police restraint cases. Some say it's bogus.
13 June 2020
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13 June 2020
One of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd voiced his concern about “excited delirium” while helping hold down the 46-year-old man until he stopped breathing and died. The same term was cited in the 2016 death of Tony Timpa during an arrest in Dallas during which officers pinned his shoulders, knees and neck to the ground as he pleaded for help. And in the 2017 death of Jonathan Salcido at the hands of Whittier Police Department officers, who piled on top of the man while he was restrained in the prone position, with ...
'Excited delirium' cited as factor in many fatal police restraint cases. Some say it's bogus.
The condition is defined by aggression, confusion and extraordinary strength, but it's not recognized by many experts and cited only in police deaths.
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